Research for AGRI Committee of the European Parliament

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1 maart 2017

The AEP group has authored a comprehensive study for AGRI Committee of the European Parliament on 'The EU Cattle Sector: Challenges and Opportunities - Milk and Meat'.

The cattle sector is of great economic importance within the EU agricultural sector. Productivity of the sector is very heterogeneous. In the near future, a further increase in milk and bovine meat supply can be expected. To avoid a decline in farm gate prices, further product differentiation at the EU level, an increase in export opportunities as well as compensation for environmental services to support extensification will be needed.

The authors are Rico Ihle, Liesbeth Dries, Roel Jongeneel, Thomas Venus, Justus Wesseler of the the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group (Wageningen University and Research)